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linguistic fieldwork package(package b)

Package b is the summer you really get into the nitty-gritty of language documentation and analysis. Learning from teachers who have been doing this for years, you will work harder than you thought you could, and fall even more in love with language and linguistics.

3 semester hours *every summer*Prerequisite: Ling 450 (Articulatory Phonetics) or, with permission of instructor an Introduction to Linguistics (such as Engl 209) as a prerequisite and Ling 450 as a corequisite.
Introduction to the analysis of the sound systems of spoken languages; intensive practice in the application of generative theory to problem solving and to field techniques. Introduction to basic principles for developing orthographies and for tone analysis. (Graduate students taking this course will be expected to do graduate level work and will receive graduate credit.)

3 semester hours *every summer*Prerequisites: Ling 450 (Articulatory Phonetics) and Ling 452 (Syntax and Morphology 1), recommended Ling 480 (Learner-Directed Second Language Acquisition), or equivalents.Pre- or Corequisite: Ling 451 (Phonology 1) or equivalent, Ling 506L (Media Technology for Linguistic Research).
Practical aspects of linguistic fieldwork and analysis, including an intensive practicum with speakers of a non-Western language for the purposes of developing skill in data collection, data management (using some computational tools), and the analysis and description of the phonological, grammatical and lexical structures of human languages. In addition to regularly-scheduled class hours, there are required sessions working individually or in small groups with speakers of the language under study.Required equipment: (If you don’t own appropriate equipment, wait until the class begins to get specific advice before buying anything. In some cases, equipment may be available to borrow.) For work with spoken languages: an electronic digital audio recorder, or computer with audio recording capability; external microphone; headphones. This equipment should be music quality, not just speech quality. For work with signed languages: a digital camcorder, tripod, and computer with ability to capture and playback digital video.

1 semester hour *every summer*
Specialized hardware and software tools for linguistic research on spoken or signed languages (recording, analyzing, and presenting data), with focus on digital audio and video, as well as transcription and annotation tools for text analysis. Each student focuses on tools for either signed or spoken languages, with separate sections for each; the class may be retaken for credit if the focus is different. Intended to be taken alongside Ling 506 Field Methods, but can also be taken independently, as it is also useful in preparation for several other courses, such as Acoustic Phonetics, Phonology of Signed Languages, Morphosyntax of Signed Languages, and for a thesis that involves language date collection or language documentation.

3 semester hours *every summer*Prerequisites: An introduction to linguistics, such as that provided by our package a or by a course entitled “Introduction to Linguistics” (such as English 209 at UND).
Major areas within cultural anthropology (social, political, economic, religious, etc.) particularly with respect to issues that affect how one conducts field linguistic research and language development projects in a cross-cultural context, and which emphasize the interrelatedness of language and culture. Methods of ethnographic field methods for collecting cultural data, including practical experience in applying those methods in a research project. Recommended to be taken at the same time as LING 506 , Field Methods, because of the possibilities for integrated assignments between the two courses.